A suicide bomber killed Afghan President Hamid Karzai's cousin Tuesday morning in Kandahar province, officials said.
A spokesman for Karzai confirmed the attack, and said the president condemns the killing. He added in a statement: "Afghans die every day in terrorist attacks in the country and the president's family is no exception."
Hashmat Karzai was greeting visitors at his home for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr when an attacker blew himself up while embracing Karzai, the Associated Press reported, citing a provincial government official.
According to the AP, Hashmat Karzai was a major supporter of the Afghan president and was instrumental in the presidential campaign for candidate Ashraf Ghani to succeed Hamid Karzai.
His death comes amid a continuing election crisis, in which rival candidate Abdullah Abdullah has alleged widespread fraud that favored Ghani. Earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry helped broker an agreement between the candidates that will allow all 8 million votes from the presidential election to be recounted.
Ghani tweeted Tuesday that he was in "immense shock" at the news of Karzai's death. "His loss has left a void," Ghani wrote. "We'll not succumb to coward acts of the enemies of Afghanistan. Every loss of Afghans reminds us that we must stay united to overcome the challenges."
James B. Cunningham, the U.S. ambassador in Kabul, also condemned the attack, saying those responsible must be brought to justice.
Karzai's family members have been targeted before. The president's half brother, Ahmed Wali Karzai, was shot and killed by his bodyguard in his home in 2011.
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